High-pressure gate valve



. B. T. WILLISTON HIGH PRESSURE GATE VALVE Oct. 2, 192s.

Original Filed May 13, 1924 KA A @i PIII.

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ZZz'ZZzLsZOm 5 M n W Patented Oct. 2, 1928.

UNITED vSTATES,

` PjArENT orner..

BELVIN r. WILLIsToN, or soMERvILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR'BY MEsNE As- SIGNMENTS, TO CONSOLIDATED 'ASI-ICROFTVlHANCOCK,COMPANY, OF NEW YORK,

N. Y., A CORPORATION `or DELAWARE.

' HIGH-PRESSURE GATE VALVE.

Continuation of application Serial No. 712,950,1edMay 13, 1924. Thisapplication led VMay 3,1926.v y

f f' -Seria1No. 106,205 y This invention pertains to valves and relates more particularly to gate valves of the type employed for `controlling the flow of high pressure fluids, for example, superheated steam, the present application being a continuation of my application Serial No. 7 12,950,1iled May 13, 1924.

One of the most important characteristics of an acceptable valve of the abovetype is its ability to withstandhivh pressure without substantial leakage. ther and important desiderata in such a valve are rapidity and ease of opening and closing; the provisionv of a free and substantially unobstructed fluid passage when the valve is fullyopen; c

protection of the seat-engaging element of the valve from the erosive action ofthe fluid or entrained particles of grit when the Valve is partially or fully open; capability of the seat-engaging element to bear .firmly and squarely against the seat even though the latter is not exactly perpendicular to the normal path of movement of the seat-engaging` element; and ease of replacement of the seat and the seat-engaging element when worn. l e y The principal object of the present invention is to provide a valve having all of the above desi-rable Characteristics combined in a simple, sturdy and `durable construction which may be manufactured at relatively "plow cost, and." in a wide range ofsizes.

With this object in view the invention comprises means such, for examplep'as a screw of relativelyl steep pitch for moving the valve head transversely toward and from the iiuid passage, together with cam devices y ment.

` One specific embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings l 4 byk way'of example and in such drawings Fig. l is a verticalsection through a gate valve structure embodying the present i11- vention, a portion of the valve structure bef ing shown in elevation and- .parts v-being broken away, the valve being closed;

Y. Fig. 2 is a fragmentary "section similar toy Fig. 1, .but with the upper part of the valve structure broken `away [and showing .the

openings are preferably aligned with vone f l another and are connected Lby a fluid passage within the casing. f Y v The casingis provided with an offset por?- tion 4 at its upper side providing a chamber 5 forming a lateral extension of the fluid passage and which receivesl the vvalve head when the ,valve is open. The part 4 termin'- ates in'an annular internally screw-threaded iiange 6 which receivesy the threaded plug 7.` This plug is lfurnishedwith diamet-rally opposed upstanding brackets 8, of which but one is shown, these brackets being provided with screw threads 10 Ion their outer surfaces for4 engagementby a nut 11` employed a stufng box formed in the plug 7.

Aligned wi-hy he stuiiing box isa bearing for the axially-movable non-rotating-stel'n 13 by means of which the' valve is actuated as hereinafter described. The upperpart of this stem is guided"v in a collar 14 which unites the upper ends of the brackets V8.

The stem 13 is externally screw-threaded as shown at 15, the pitch of.l thesCreW-thread preferably being relatively steep vto provide for rapid opening and closing of the valve. The hub of the hand wheel 16y hasthreaded engagement with the stem 13, such hub ex tending downwardly through collar 14 and being provided with a flange 17 atits lower end to prevent axial movement o f the` hand for compressing the packing material 12 in wheel. Rotation of theflatter thus 'moves the stem in an axial direction. l

rlhe lower end of the stem 13 is furnished with an enlargement 18, ,preferably of elonl gate rrectangular form, which is seated in an undercut groove in the upper end of a sliding carriage 19. This undercut groove is formed between flanges having overh-anging lips, of which one isindicated at 20, and the I3 is provided with a radialflange 21.

yvifhich bears against the upper surfaces of these lipsso that the carriage 19 is constrained to move with the stem 13 in either direction.

The opposite edges of the carriage .19

slide in parallel guide slots 22 and 23 l(Fig. 3) in the opposite sides of the casing 1, such slts being of a length to permit the carriage to move rom'the position such as shown in Fig'. 1 to ya position such as indicated in '2. These slots are substantially .per-

pendi-culaato the axis ofthe fluid :passage in the 'casinglso that the carriage moves transverselyacross said passage. In order to permit the carriage to move to the position sliown in Fig. 1 the lower wall ofthe casing is preferably provided with'an offset portion 24l roviding a chamber v25 for the reception endofthe member 30'and is screwethreaded to 'receive the cam ribs 27 and 28 4respectively attits opposite end for'the reception of a nut 34 which `is. seated in a cavity in 'the outer end of the "member 29.V y

. Thelmeeting ends of rthe sleeve members `99fnd`530 arebevelled or inclined to form wmplmental'surfaces, ythe `inclination theredfberiingthe same as that of the cam ribs 27 and .L28 of the carriage. l `Adjacent to its inclined' end `facefthe slee've 3() is "furnished with rabbets on its opposite sides, the edges B110# the inclined face of the opposed member 29 .overlapping such Vrabbets as indicated and combining `therewith Ato form inclined cam ygroo'vesin the opposite sides of the 'head o'f it'he carriage. y v f The'uter `end of thejmember 29 is vfurnislied with a radial flange 35 of greater'ditmieter. than the body ofmember 29, such a'nge 'constituting a stop member to limit downward "Inovement of the valve head. This'stopcoop'erates with a finished arcuate surface '36 at the lower part of the. casing. This surface is concentric with the axis of the lfluid passage and at the inlet end of the casing ,completelyencircles the fluid passage, formlng the recessa'surrounding the valve seat. v

- The sleeve member 3) is also furnished with a radial fiange 37 at its outer end of the same diameter as the flange 35.: The

flange 37 is provided with an axially extending lip 38, which together with the iiange constitutes a housing providing l a shallow cup-like cavity or chamber for the reception ofthe valve4 disc` 39. f y VThe valve disc39 is provided with a flange 40 (Fig. 2) yprojecting from its inner or rear face, such fiange having an inwardly directed flip -toprOv-ideafsoc'ket for tlieiecep "tion of an enlarged supplemental head il on an axial extension 42 projecting from the lhead lproperfof'ltlfle bolt 32. The enlargementor head 41 consti-tutes fa retainer for lholdfi'ng'r the valve disc 39 within the housing, the VWall fof the socket in which said enlarge- 'ment isseated being cut away at *one Iside to permit fthe sdisc readilyvto be detachedA from the bolt when it y-i-s desired to 4replace it. The ysocket is of such size vrelatively "to the Lhead 41 that'the disc 39 l'is free to tilt or tip slightlyfrelatively to its ihousing.' The outer faceyo'f the valve disc 39 is preferably furnishedjwith ja low fboss `39EL `at -its lcenter projecting fslightly l'from the annular seat'- yengaging fia/ce of the dfisc. This annular `seat-lengaging face cooperates with an 'annular valve vseat 43 concentric with the Iinlet passage 2tol close lthe iuid'passage through theeasing; The `boss 39r facts in 'a 'manner well'knovvn in valve structures to keep y'the valve sea't free yof particles "of grit or dirt I" carried by the fluid. I The valve parts occupysubstantially the positionshown Ein Fig. 2 when 'the valve vis open. In this position the outer or seat'- i engaging face of the kdisc39-lie's i'n a 'vertical plane spaced from the plane of the valve seat 43. `The valvedisc 39 isdispo'sedwithin the housing comprising the iflange ielements' 37 and38f, so that its edesare not'expos'ed to .the action ef the eui casing`,'whil'e theseabengaging `face ofthe disc llies closely adjacent to the vinner 'wall' of the casingwithin fthe-chamber 5,y Where it is fflovv'in-g through lth'e l' `protected'fto -a very substantialfentent fron'i K thefactionfof'themoving fluid. .p

` In closing "the valve the hand avhe'el 16 vis manipulated Ato move the lstern downward-ly. During the early'portiony of this movement the head with its disc 39'1I`nov'es vertically down Wi'ththe carri-age, its Weight being sup- "5' orted 'byy the 'lower 'end 19*D l ofthe carriage. his movement continues vuntil the valve head is subst'antiallyaligned with thjeaxis" of the fluid passage. At. this 'moinentthe-edges of the flanges 35 and .e7-contact `Withthe finishedsur'face 36, lthus preventingfurther downward movement of vthe valve head.

The downwardfmotion of the Ycarriage being continued the' cam `ribs 27 and 28 force the valve head to move to the right 'in anf axial direction (as viewed in Fig. 1) until fthe seateengaging surface ofthe disc -39' is y39 is fully seated the edges of the flange 38 ofthe disc housing enter betweenl the outer wall 'of the valve seat and the walls of the concentric recess'36.v f v Y Vhen the valveis to be opened the hand wheel is turned in the opposite direction f thus lifting the stem 13 'with the carriage 19.

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During the first portion of this movement the engagement of flange 38 with the Walls of recess `36a preventsiupward movement of ,the valve head and thus the cam ribs 27 and 28' cause. the valve head to move axially away from the seat until the housing is clear 0f the inner walls of the casing whereupon the valve head partakes of t-he upward move- -ment of the carriage and is moved trans- Versely from out the fluid passage, tothe position shown inFig. 2.-

t In the arrangement described the valvel head and associated parts may be moved rapidly toward-"and from closing position,

the -valve seat so as to avoid all possibility ofleakage. l/Vhen closed and subjected to pressure such pressure is carried directly by the side Walls ofthe casing through the cam rribs 27 and`28 and the carriage, so that the valvestem is not subjected to excessive pressure `or tendency to bend it or throw vit out of true. Moreover, as the valve disc 39 is ,1 losely'connected to the valve head it isv capable of tilting or swinging slightly relatively to the axis of the head, so that if the valvev seat is not exactlytruexth'e valve disc may seat firmly thereagainst Without imposing strain upon the parts. y

The various parts of the device are so designed that the necessary machine work may be performed readily and without the assistance of special tools or fixtures so that thev cost of production is relatively low, while the device is such as to lend itself to. embodiment in valves of a wide range of sizes and-for a great variety of purposes.

I claim:

l. A gate valve comprising a casing having inlet and outlet openings connected by a fluid passage, a carriage reciprocable transversely of the iiuid passage, lmeans for moving the carriage, said carriage having a vertically elongate slot closed at its lower end and whose opposite walls are provided with inclined cam ribs, a'head disposed within said slot, said head comprising sleeve members disposed end to end and means uniting guide surfaeesfdefining the grooves-and the' .carriage having cam ribsl at opposite sides passage, means for moving the carriage, a

valve head movableA relatively to the carriage both Vin the direction of theV sliding movement of the carriage .and ytransversely thereto, said valve head comprising aligned sle'evemembers and a bolt uniting them, the sleeve. members having lopposed inclined which engage the cam grooves of the head, said camribs and groovesbeing operable to move the valve head transversely `to the vpath of movement of the-carriage after a predetermined movement of 'the latter, `anda stop upon said head engageable with a surface ,upon said easing. to hold the head in sliding. relation with said cam means'during said last named movement. while at the same time the valve disc may be 'caused-tobear `with great pressure .against slot, a valve head Within the slot, saidhead comprising a pair of independentmembers having opposed inclined vfaces constituting cam elements for engagement with the cam 1x15 elements lof the carriage,'me`ans uniting said independenty members `of the `head,`-and 'means for limiting movement of thel valve head'with the carriage whereby upon subsequent movement of the carriage the cooperating cam elements constrain the valve head to move transversely of the direction of movement of the carriage. f

t. A gate valve comprising al casing having a fluid passage, a carriage movable transversely of .the passage, the 'carriage having an opening therethrough, and a two-piece valve head slidable in the opening, saidhead comprising a central portion havinga slidl ing fit between the Walls of the opening, and enlarged end portions, one of said end portions constituting a stop to limit movement of the head with the carriage and the Vother constituting a protective housing for seat, a 'vulve disc ycoeperable with; the seat, and a valve head .supporting the valve disk, said head comprising com 'lemental `members efsubstanftiaxlly cylin rical lform, lone ci :said members having a shallow Acup'lile -lheusin ist one endfor the `reception of the valve isc, and 1a l.belt securing the cumplemental cylindrical members. .in 'and to end relation, said bolt havin l flanged head `loosely engaging a socket 1n the disc where- -by *to retain the latter within the housing.

' '6. A. ate valve comprising fa casinlghev-v seat, a valve disc coeperable with'the seat, a

diz-1e.supportingw head fcein coaxial sleeve members, abolthdl ing it e fsleeve members in end to end relation, eneof said f .members fhawinga chamber at itse'nuter yend rvthe hitter within t Amember for the rece tion .off the disc, und meamsfearby the oltfengaging the 'to retain e chamber.

f8. A gate vulve having a valverdisc and fa `disc k.imp tingf head comprising a sleeve :wing 1a. chamber stone end. for the Vreceptiitifn' of the disc, the latter having a fmket 'in its rmer face, :and la. bolt dispersed 4axially within the sleeve having am: enlarge- Yment engaging 'fthe 4socket to fhcldv the disc lin eperatlve 'positimn '9e A. gate 'vulve having fa; valve 'disc anda @head supporting the 'disefcmnprising'za .pair of sleeve 4.meml'iers dispnsed rin end to :end

relation. one "or .'sai 'members Thaving .a

ers arranged in end to end chamber at its outer -iend for .the reception of .the disc, and la bolt yextending .axially Athrough the sleeves to hold .themin fits- -sembled relation, `the bolt having an vextension projecting from its head'loosely engaging a socket inthe inner partei the disc. 10. A gatel valve having a valve .disc ia ydisc-supporting .headxi'comprising a .fheusL ying forming a chamber .for the 'reception yof `the disc, a .retaining member aproje'cting .axially vinto the chamber and having an. en-

largement lat its end, anda flange at the 1in- `ner side of the disc forniing .a socket for the reception Lof the enlarged end yof the retainingfrnember.

-7 11. A .gate valve having a valve disc-.anti afheael .supporting .the vdisc havinga 'shallow yclip-'like chamber for' the' reception-@fthe disc, a. .retainingr :member projecting axially vfrom `the bottom of the chamherwand y"having van Aenlargement :at itsk end, and. a alippe .flange vat the inner face of lthe disc `fornaisiing .a fsoeket for the reception. off-the enlarged 'end of the retainer, said flange :being :cut

4away at one side toy permit'remaval ofi'the V disc.

12. A gate valve Yhaving :a valve disc mid a head supporting it, said-head :comprising Ia pair of coaxial sleeve-members disposed end :to end, the meeting-ends `of `the sleeve `Lnuemb'ers' .being Icomplementally inclined. fto

their .common axis, .and'smeans iol :secu-ring #the Vsleeves together 4and Vfor connecting 'the .disc to one of the sleeves, the meeting ends of the` sleeves ybeing Vshaped, :to yprovide difametrically fopposed parallel cam slots :in2- iclined at the same :angle .as the meeting ends *of fthe sleeve members, said :slots :being varranged. Ito recelve .cam ribs of ari-actuating device.

Signed z me at Boston, .Massachusetta this 80th day-'of April,-1926. y

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